1) Write the post
2) 'Briefly' scan it.
3) Publish it
4) View the post on my blog
5) Spot an error.
6) Fix error and republish post.
7) View the post again, spot another error and decide I'd better read it through properly at least once.
8) Read through and then republish.
9) Then I pull up Millie Lavelle's Google Reader and admire my post there ... spot another error. Fix error and republish. Go back to Millie's Google Reader, and read a few of the blogs I haven't got round to reading.
Most of the time I will write a comment, sit back and read it. Is it too long, too short, missing the point completely, patronising, total rubbish, inappropriate? The last one I'm particularly sensitive about, the second to last I'm particularly good at and the third to last I sometimes do without realising.
I then go to post my comment and quite often the are-you-human-so-read-the-letters-test will pop up, I glance at the letters and sometimes I'm flummoxed! Can I make out the letters? What if I get it wrong? I have to say I don't always get them right - does that mean I'm not quite fully human? What does it do if you keep getting them wrong? Does it say 'You are not human, you can't read the letters!'
'I am, I am - please give me another chance'
'Nope, you can't read the letters. You have failed. You will be removed'
'Removed? REMOVED? What will happen now? It's the wheelchair isn't it, that's what the wheelchair is for. I AM HUMAN!'
(wait)
'If you are human .... then you are too stupid. Good bye!'
Okay, so that doesn't really happen but I do sometimes struggle a bit with those are-you-human-so-read-the-letters-tests.
Talking about comments and inappropriateness. The other day (yesterday) I posted a comment on a fellow Janathonite's blog and then I realised that I'm the first person to comment on the young lady doing naked yoga post. Oh dear, that's not appropriate, a middle aged man commenting on a post like that. Why did I choose this post to comment on? Because you skipped the one that made references about sports bras (I think), I just can't contribute there, not that I've done any naked yoga either. I choose blogs to read using Millie's wondrous Google Reader pretty randomly, I think ... I'm sure 'Naked Wednesday' in the title didn't make any difference. Sigh, that doesn't sound too convincing either! So after posting the comment (because I'm getting tired) I think, 'Hold on, how old is this blogger, I hope she's not a student, she could be half my age, she has flatmates!! I'll be done for harassment.' Sigh, sigh and sigh again!
But about my exercise today, I can't run! I have a dilemma, the top half is aching and the bottom half is broken. So the only option is to exercise the aching half - off to the gym I go dragging Mrs Jenks. The result will probably be more aching on the top half, I hope nothing else
What I did down the gym:
3 sets of 20 tri-cep press
10 minutes on arm pedal thingy (I don't know what it's called and it was the first time I'd used it)
3 sets of 12 lat pull-downs
3 sets of 12 shoulder press
3 sets of 12 chest press
3 sets of 12 single arm row on each side
3 sets of 12 reverse flye
3 sets of 12 lateral raise
3 sets of 12 pec flye
Janathon totals: aching upper body, sore knee, sore Achilles Tendon and I'm stuck on 140 running miles.
Sorry, no pics again unless you want a photo of my desk?
7 comments:
Sadly, after all that, you used the word brakes instead of breaks. I wouldn't normally notice, but I have spent the last week proof reading my 150 page report on a design for a car so it is a hot topic for me!
You are perfectly welcome to use my blog as the first-pancake of your comments, all comments make me happy that someone is actually taking the time to read the obnoxious yet insecure ramblings spewed by a 21 year old who hasn't written a darn thing since starting her engineering degree four years ago...
I also find those captcha thingys incredibly hard to read. End up repeating the "test" two or three times. I've even been known to give up, because after you've done the captcha a gazillion times your comment really doesn't seem that interesting or important anymore
I hate those things too... although I guess it does stop the squirrels from commenting!
Ps... liked your poetry on my blog yesterday :-)
maggie got poetry on her blog and i didn't? I will have to re-title my posts to attract more interest.
sorry your shoes aren't back on yet. and what is an arm pedal thingy?
and yes, desk photos are good. context.
I can't pass the captcha thing either. i took it off my blog hoping to reduce the annoyance to whoever was nice enough to share a reaction. however, if the spammer selling me cigarettes or mail order delights comes back, i will know my readership is up, at least.
irunforcake:
I fixed the spelling mistake :-) A student engineer, very good. As you might have picked up from my blog I'm an engineer. You stick with it, it's a very rewarding career. I shall definitely visit your blog.
kathryn:
I should start a movement against them.
maggiee:
Sigh, Chris wants some poetry too!
Chris:
The pedal thingy is a hand bicycle, it doesn't have any meaningful name on it and I was too lazy to look it up. You pedal with your arms - my wife has a good laugh when I use it!
I was inspired by maggiee's poetry ...
See, I took a photo of my desk :-)
Excellent post and entertaining follow up comments too. Well done everyone. So true about the mistake spotting. Especially true for me when i've posted using my phone's predictive text thingy.
notmuchofarunner: Using predictive text must be really difficult. A delightful group of commenters aren't they :-) Thanks all
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